During its session on 19 November 2025, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies rejected the resolution on nuclear disarmament, for which MP Laura Boldrini was the main sponsor.

The proposal marked the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, denouncing the current global political instability and the troubling race toward nuclear rearmament. The resolution highlighted the importance of international instruments such as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which complements the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and emphasized “No First Use” policies as a means to increase predictability and cooperation while limiting the risk of accidental escalation.

In rejecting the resolution, the Italian government explicitly confirmed the country’s participation in NATO’s nuclear deterrence program, through aircraft and pilots trained in the use of nuclear weapons, revealing an active involvement that had never before been officially acknowledged. Rete Pace e Disarmo, founded in 2020 from the merger of Rete della Pace and the Italian Disarmament Network, wrote that this constitutes “a politically significant admission, which nevertheless comes without the country ever having held a real parliamentary or public debate on this form of direct participation in the Alliance’s nuclear strategies.”

It is paradoxical to think that international security and that of any country, including Italy, can be built on the threat of mass destruction through nuclear weapons. The effects of such weapons, including radiation and environmental damage, can extend far beyond the immediate detonation area, threatening vast regions for long periods. Any doctrine that justifies nuclear deterrence and any policy that explicitly contemplates the possible use of nuclear weapons are becoming increasingly unacceptable. An open social dialogue is needed, one genuinely focused on the protection of individuals.

Alessja Trama of Senzatomica, Be the Hope Foundation’s campaign for a world free of nuclear weapons, stated: “We will continue to work to ensure that this issue remains at the center of public dialogue, convinced that every step toward reducing nuclear risk is a step toward protecting everyone’s life. Italy can still play a leading role in a new era of cooperation on disarmament.”

Italian society’s support for nuclear disarmament is tangible. A growing number of municipalities and regions back the “Italia, ripensaci” campaign and the Cities Appeal of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, promoted by Senzatomica and Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo.